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After he defeated Kokkinakis in 2nd Round, Rafa eliminated Gael Monfils of France in 3rd Round at Australian Open. He defeated the french player in 3 sets: 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.

After the match, Nadal said: "Tonight I think I played a great match. I'm very happy with the way that I played against a very tough opponent like Gaël. So that makes the level that I played tonight better because it was against a tough opponent. That's it. Just one very good day. That makes me feel confident, but I am in the fourth round. That's all."

In 4th Round, Rafa will play against Kei Nishikori of Japan. On head to head, Rafa leads Nishikori: 5-0. Their last match was in 2013 at Roland Garros, where Rafa won in 3 sets: 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

Rafa spoke about the 4th Round match: "Kei is a great player. He's able to play very aggressive, make very easy the very difficult things. He's very quick on the movements. Will be a very tough opponent for me. I think he had a very good victory today. He's playing great. Will be a tough one. I need to keep playing the way that I played tonight."



VAMOS RAFA !!!